Students at Foxborough Regional Charter School have collected more than 3 million postage stamps, as part of a community service project to gather 11 million stamps to represent victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Stamps Project, in its fifth year, is facilitated by student life adviser Jamie Droste. In a midsummer milestone report, Droste said the school had just received a donation of 68 …
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Oberlin College grad graces stampChronicle-Telegram, OHOBERLIN — The proud visage of Anna Julia Cooper — one of the first African-American women to graduate from Oberlin College — is proving to be popular on a postage stamp. “They are selling very well — we're almost out of them,” said Russell Walker, … More: continued here
Our View: IDs needed for food stampsStandardNetFood stamp fraud rips off the federal government of about $750 million a year. That's a small portion of the $75 billion the feds provide in food st… More: continued here
The federal government is spending millions to encourage more Americans to apply for food stamps, or rather the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which replaced food stamps. While those receiving benefits must be happy with the program's growth, there's another group that might even be more pleased: corporations that make or sell junk food. More:…
A special federally approved disaster supplement is allowing the Texas Health and Human Service Commission to increase the amount of emergency food stamps many Hurricane Ike victims will receive this month. It also means those low-income households eligible to receive the food assistance are often waiting in long lines to apply. More: continued here
It’s the beginning of a new month, and that’s a good thing in America’s schools, because life seems to get worse there as a month goes by. Students get in more trouble toward the end of the month than at the beginning. More: continued here
Posted: 9:40 AM- OGDEN — Utah officials’ signature stamps are being locked up in the wake of accusations that a former court clerk served an eviction notice with a fraudulently applied judge’s signature. More: continued here